..2 ± 3.6 cm. One patient required repeat angioplasty at 4 months. All stents were patent at 12 to 15 months. The radiofrequency wire is valuable in the management of patients with refractory central venous occlusions...

Early results and lessons learned from a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial of bone marrow aspirate concentrate in critical limb ischemia

..Patients without direct revascularization options have the worst outcomes. We sought to explore the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial of a bone marrow-derived cellular therapy for CLI in this "no option" population...

..To our knowledge this is the first report of endovascular therapy of IVC occlusion via stenting of the ascending lumbar vein. This technique may provide a feasible treatment option when the occluded IVC cannot be reopened...